Paramedics found him yesterday at the Tilery estate where the series was set, less than 18 months after the first episode was aired.

Speaking last May about his role on the show, Lee, then 42, said: ‘If I could take it all back I think I probably would.

‘It took months for the producers to convince me to take part. And I only really did because some of my family were already in it.’

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Mr Nutley, who appeared alongside his mum Chrissie who lives nearby, said his life is ‘totally different’ to how it was the year before filming began.

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Speaking in May last year about his health and being on Job Seekers Allowance, he said: ‘I’m in a much better place now. I was on anti-depressants when the cameras were here and my epilepsy is under control now. I’m just waiting for one more test and once I’ve got the all clear I’ll be straight back to work.